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Stephen Dorff sick of Marvels ‘worthless garbage,’ mocks MCUs attempt to remake Blade


https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1618730047803645954

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/stephen-dorff-marvel-garbage-mcu-blade-wesley-snipes-1235503432/

Marvel is currently developing a new take on Blade for its Marvel Cinematic Universe, but not all has gone according to plan. Mahershala Ali is attached to the role, but original director Bassam Tariq exited the film two months before the intended production start date. Yann Demange is currently set to direct the MCU’s “Blade” movie. Dorff said there’s no chance the MCU bests the 1999 original, which was directed by Steve Norrington.

“Marvel is used to me trashing them anyway,” Dorff said. “How’s that PG ‘Blade’ movie going for you, that can’t get a director? [laughs] Because anybody who goes there is going to be laughed at by everyone, because we already did it and made it the best. There’s no Steve Norrington out there.”

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There’s no Steve Norrington out there ??

Stephen Dorff need to cool it.

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Already did. In Blade. As Deacon Frost.

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PG-13 Blade is a poor decision. "Marvel style" Blade is almost an oxymoron*

Also, Stephen Dorff is in idiot. He clashed with Snipes about the production of the original Blade and had heated disagreements. Now, he thinks it's the best thing ever? Sheesh.

"because we already did it and made it the best"
This is very telling. I get that the direction they are trying to take Blade is not a good one. And he's right to criticize it. But to claim that it can't be improved 25 years later? I can't accept that.

* "Marvel style" is the big tent film making through an established and successful template. It is targeted at PG-13 audiences and can't risk anything that makes certain topics and genres, such as Blade, what they are.

They have lots of fights and violence, but you don't see the result of that violence. No blood, broken bodies, or dismemberment.

Epic world-destroying battles end with sweaty people breathing hard, with some dirt on their faces, and maybe a torn uniform. When characters do die, it's more like they're falling asleep peacefully.

None of these things fit with Blade. At all.

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He is almost certainly right. I would love to be proven wrong, but doing a remake is a touchy business, and there is sooooo much riding against this one working,

1. Cape fatigue.

2. PG rating.

3. Wokeness.

4. No Snipes.

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